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Best Confectioner Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top confectioner stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best confectioner stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best confectioner stocks to buy right now are:

Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) is the #1 top confectioner stock out of 4 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 2 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 35.

HSY passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Hershey Co has seen its stock return 24.99% over the past year, overperforming other confectioner stocks by 7 percentage points.

Hershey Co has an average 1 year price target of $212.67, a downside of -5.48% from Hershey Co's current stock price of $224.99.

Hershey Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Hershey Co, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 80% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) is the #2 top confectioner stock out of 4 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 13 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 35.

TR passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tootsie Roll Industries has seen its stock return 38.61% over the past year, overperforming other confectioner stocks by 21 percentage points.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) is the #3 top confectioner stock out of 4 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 10 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 35.

MDLZ passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mondelez International has seen its stock lose -12.52% over the past year, underperforming other confectioner stocks by -30 percentage points.

Mondelez International has an average 1 year price target of $66.73, an upside of 14.27% from Mondelez International's current stock price of $58.40.

Mondelez International stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Mondelez International, 53.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 26.67% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 3 confectioner stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 confectioner stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) has an annual dividend yield of 3.32%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the confectioner industry average of 2.21%. Mondelez International's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Mondelez International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Mondelez International's dividend payout ratio of 102.6% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) has an annual dividend yield of 2.47%, which is the same as the confectioner industry average of 2.21%. Hershey Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Hershey Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hershey Co's dividend payout ratio of 92.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) has an annual dividend yield of 0.83%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the confectioner industry average of 2.21%. Tootsie Roll Industries's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Tootsie Roll Industries's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Tootsie Roll Industries's dividend payout ratio of 26.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Confectioner stocks were down -0.29% in the last day, and down -3.99% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why confectioner stocks are down.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued confectioner stocks right now are:

Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) is the most undervalued confectioner stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Tootsie Roll Industries has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tootsie Roll Industries's stock has gained 38.61% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the confectioner industry by 21 percentage points.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) is the second most undervalued confectioner stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Mondelez International has a valuation score of 71, which is 39 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mondelez International's stock has dropped -12.52% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the confectioner industry by -30 percentage points.

Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) is the third most undervalued confectioner stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Hershey Co has a valuation score of 0, which is -32 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 32. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Hershey Co's stock has gained 24.99% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the confectioner industry by 7 percentage points.

50% of confectioner stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect confectioner stocks to fall by -1.41% over the next year.

0% of confectioner stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of confectioner stocks are rated B (Buy), 100% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).